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By Jamila Babayeva

The traffic movement is paralyzed in several parts of Georgia due to adverse weather conditions.

The Department of Roads under the Georgian Economic Development Ministry announced that restrictions imposed on vehicles in this regard remain in force.

Because of the snow and ice-covered ground, trailer and semi-trailer vehicles and buses with a capacity of over 30 people can move along the Mleta-Lars section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars highway using only snow chains.

Other types of vehicles are permitted to freely move along the Mleta-Gudauri and Kobi-Lars sections. Movement along the Gudauri-Kobi section is permitted only using snow chains. Vehicles with two or more driving axles can freely move along the section.

The movement of vehicles on the Gudauri-Kobi section will be carried out through avalanche tunnels. In particular, a one way direction of trailer and semi-trailer vehicles and buses with a capacity of over 30 people will be carried out through the tunnels.

The patrol police will control the movement of vehicles.

Heavy snowfall on December 8 created snow drifts and icy conditions on the roads of Georgia.

Temporary headquarters for crisis management was set up on the initiative of the Prime Minister in Georgia in order to respond in an operatively and timely manner to the challenges faced by the country.